Week 8: "R" HAS A BAPTISM DATE!!!

November 15, 2021

Week 8: "R" HAS A BAPTISM DATE!!!

We have planned the gospel of Jesus Christ lesson to teach K and R.

Last time we taught K's son was amazing and he said he wanted to be baptized, but he stopped coming to church and it was really hard to meet with them.. we were starting starting loose hope. Every time we planned it it, things would fall through. We have been beyond frustrated over it. We've cried, prayed, fasted, and cried again. Every time it didn't work I seemed to ask myself (and God) why not now and why not in my timing? God has truly taught me through this to be patient in his timing. His timing is the best timing. The best thing is that K let us teach at her house this week! My backpack filled with pictures of my family that I held dear to my heart, and my heart and mind filled with scripture verses and thoughts of Jesus Christ, we walked out into the freezing weather. We reached her door, walked in and the lights were off TV blasting. Impossible to focus. We looked at each other and thought what do we do? I said a sincere prayer in my heart that I would know how to bring the spirit into this lesson. I felt prompted to stand up, take action and grab a chair from their kitchen. I grabbed it with the cat still on it and in whatever Hungarian I could told R to come sit. It worked. The TV was turned off and the other kids were still extremely loud but they were on the other side of the room. We had our own spiritual bubble of heaven. Me, my companion, K and R. We taught each step going through faith, repentance, baptism, gift of the holy ghost and enduring to the end. We read 2 Nephi 21-23 and drew out a small picture for R. The spirit was so strong and before we knew it, WE WERE PICKING A BAPTISM DATE FOR HIM!!! AH! December 4th!! K stroked his hair and his cheek and talked about when she held him as a newborn, she knew he was special and had the most tender heart. She was right. She squeezed him tight and cried. We were all a little teary.

Then we talked about having the holy ghost forever and living with our families forever. I showed pictures of my own baptism and the spirit was palpable. Then I ripped out the drawing from my journal for R and wrote on it December 4th!! He went and hung it up on his wall, I've never seen K look so happy before! K has met with missionaries for 4 years! And it's so hard for her to get over it. But I think R will be such an incredible influence on his family. K just had this look in her eyes that was like "If I can't do it, then I know you can!!" K knows it's true. She's felt it she just needs more time. And if I've learned anything I have learned to trust God's timing. Always! Sometimes it seems like God has a funny way of doing things, but it always ends up being for the best Keep them in your prayers!!

Aside from this amazing miracle we went to Veszprém to do some paperwork thing for me being legal in Hungary. We got to get lunch with the elders who live there with was soo fun!!